What did Mr Guterres say?

Speaking on the UN headquarters in New York City, Mr Guterres stated: “The new coronavirus illness is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and other people’s livelihoods.

Image copyrightReutersImage captionAntónio Guterres: “What the world needs now is solidarity.”

“Covid-19 is the greatest test that we have faced together since the formation of the United Nations.”

The UN chief referred to as for “an immediate co-ordinated health response to suppress transmission and end the pandemic”.

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Media captionUS demise charges v UK, Italy and South Korea

Mr Guterres urged the industrialised nations to assist these much less developed, or probably “face the nightmare of the disease spreading like wildfire”.

The UN report estimates that as much as 25 million jobs could possibly be misplaced world wide as the results of the outbreak.

It additionally initiatives an as much as 40% “downward pressure” on world international direct funding flows.

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Media captionWhy staying at home in is a matter of life and demise

Grim demise toll projections in US

US President Donald Trump had already introduced the necessity to considerably lengthen social distancing tips past the 2 weeks simply accomplished, saying folks would wish to remain at home as a lot as they presumably may for an additional month.

At Tuesday’s White House briefing he turned the microphone over to his medical specialists to assist him persuade Americans to conform.

They defined that the intention was to carry down the variety of new circumstances within the hotspots, particularly New York, and forestall runaway outbreaks in different states.

Infectious illness professional Dr Anthony Fauci stated steps taken thus far had already begun to have an impact, and now was not the time to take the foot off the accelerator.

But even with strict measures the White House is projecting that between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans will die of the coronavirus pandemic.

New York would be the first to really feel the brunt of that. It’s centered on getting ready sufficient beds and getting sufficient medical gear for when the variety of circumstances reaches its peak – in about two weeks’ time.

What are the most recent developments world wide?

Italy stays the worst affected nation on this planet. Tuesday’s figures present the official demise toll rose by 837 deaths to 12,428, greater than the 812 recorded on Monday. Moreover, the variety of new infections was 2,107, which is larger than the 1,648 the day earlier than (however down from the equal numbers final week)

France has recorded 499 new hospital deaths within the final 24 hours, bringing the full to three,523. This is the best day by day rise in such deaths in France because the outbreak started

A 12-year-old lady has died in Belgium. She is regarded as the youngest Covid-19 sufferer in Europe. In complete Belgium has misplaced 705 folks within the outbreak